VG Siddhartha never asked for a favor – HD Kumaraswamy

HD Kumaraswamy, former chief minister of Karnataka and a friend of missing businessman VG Siddhartha, said he was puzzled by the turn of events surrounding the Cafe Coffee Day owner. Kumaraswamy, who stepped down as chief minister last week, said Siddhartha is not someone who runs away from challenges. “He protected more than 30,000 families […]

Income Tax Dept freezes Mindtree shares of SM Krishna’s son-in-law & Cafe Coffee Day founder

The Income Tax Department has ‘provisionally attached’ Mindtree shares worth Rs 660 cr belonging to VG Siddhartha, the founder of Cafe Coffee Day and the son in law of former Congress leader and Karnataka Chief Minister SM Krishna. Mindtree said it received intimation from the Income Tax Department that it had provisionally attached about 75 […]